Screening value of lung ultrasound and pleural shear wave elastography in connective tissue disease–related interstitial lung disease: a preliminary study

• Published in: Clinical rheumatology Vol. 43; no. 6; pp. 2117 - 2123
• Main Authors: Han, Shiyao, Ji, Ziyao, Liu, Yanjun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.06.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Computed tomography; Connective tissue diseases; Connective Tissue Diseases - complications; Connective Tissue Diseases - diagnostic imaging; Correlation analysis; Elasticity Imaging Techniques - methods; Female; Humans; Lung - diagnostic imaging; Lung - physiopathology; Lung diseases; Lung Diseases, Interstitial - complications; Lung Diseases, Interstitial - diagnostic imaging; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Original Article; Pleura - diagnostic imaging; Rheumatology; ROC Curve; Sensitivity and Specificity; Statistical analysis; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonography - methods; Ultrasound; Connective tissue disease; Pleural shear wave elastography; Lung ultrasound; B-lines; Interstitial lung disease; High-resolution computed tomography

Objective To explore the diagnostic value of lung ultrasound (LUS) and pleural shear wave elastography (SWE) for connective tissue disease–interstitial lung disease (CTD-ILD). Methods We selected 104 patients diagnosed with connective tissue disease (CTD) at our hospital. All patients underwent LUS,...